Horizontal Blinds and Window Blinds

 Horizontal blinds are basically any blind that is horizontal instead of vertical.  Most people associate the horizontal blind with the tilt slats and can also go up and down.  The three main types of horizontal blinds on the market and what Shades Shutters Blinds provides is the wood horizontal blind, the faux wood horizontal blind and the metal blind.

Wood wood horizontal blinds are made of one hundred percent real wood.  The most popular wood on the market is the basswood which is a North American hardwood that takes an excellent stain.  The second most popular type of wood used is the foreign ramin wood which is a fast growing hardwood from Asia.  The ramin wood works well for stains but does not hold moisture as good as the basswood so warpage is more common.  The final type of horizontal window blinds wood used is genuine wood.  If you want oak, it is oak.  If you want cherry, it is cherry.  The color is mush more true verses the stained basswood and ramin wood but the price is usually prohibitive.  Also, some of those woods do not hold up as well in the blind form.  Slat sizes of the wood horizontal blind can range from one inch to three inches with the two inch slat being the most popular. The wider the slat, the better the view but the closure is not as tight. The smaller slats like the one inch or one and five-eights inch tend to have more warpage problems because of the size. Options that are provided with the real wood blinds include fabric tapes, no holes or de-light feature, motorization, two on one headrails and three on one headrails. Another popular option is the cord tilt instead of the old wand tilt.  The cord tilt closes the blind tighter and is less likely to break.

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Faux Wood PVC horizontal blinds are made of one hundred percent plastics or plastic and wood mixtures called composites. Straight faux woods are great for pricing but around fifteen percent heavier than the composite faux woods. The advantage of faux wood blinds is the price, quickness of delivery, and the many options available. Faux wood blinds are the second most popular of the horizontal blind market.  Sizes come in two inch, two and one half inch and the three inch slat sizes. Faux wood horizontal blinds are known for their durability, lack of warpage and best of all, quick shipping. Options available include fabric tapes, no holes and motorization.  You may still choose from the cord tilt or wand tilt options. Also, relatively new on the market is the cut down faux wood horizontal blind. The headrails and slats are pre made and cut to the nearest one eighth of an inch.  Advantages are that they typically have the same warranty as the other faux woods. The disadvantages of the pre cut faux woods horizontal window blinds are size limitations and usually no options are provide.  We offer an outstanding warranty on our generic faux wood horizontal blinds. We offer a lifetime warranty on warpage and discoloration which is huge for this type of product.

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Metal horizontal blinds are the most popular window coverings out there.  They are known for their durability, looks, and most of all, price.  It is hard to find a business that does not have metals.  There are fifty to one hundred colors to choose from.  Metals are determined by three things.  First is the gauge, second is the slat size and lastly is the options. We provide two types of gauges.  First is the six gauge slat and the second is the eight gauge slat.  The main difference is the thickness of the slat.  The eight gauge slat is around twenty five percent thicker than the six gauge and tends to hold up better in well traveled areas where bending of the slat could be an issue.  There are three types of slat sizes available with the metal horizontal blind.  The first is the half inch slat, the two inch slat and the immensely popular one inch.  Options include motorization, fancy headrails, routless feature and bounce back features which allows higher pressure to be applied to the blind without bending.

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All of these horizontal blinds can be found at Shades Shutters Blinds website.  Shipping is free and delivery takes around seven to ten working days.